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allon Countp Cimes
FALLON COUNTY.TIMES [UPS-184-940]
VOLUME SEVENTY
BAKER, MONTANA 59313
50 CENTS PER COPY
THURSDAY, JANUARY 2,1992
,NUMBER 1
1991: The year's
news review
During 1991, Americans paid more attention to news than they have
in a long time. The country had soldiers overseas once again, fighting
xfor a cause a lot of people didn't understand at first. Close attention to
.the daily reports became a habit for many at the beginning of the year.
And the year ended with serious attention to the news, as more
Americans than ever tuned in to the Clarence Thomas confirmation
hearings and the William Kennedy Smith trial. News may not have
been quite that serious in Baker, but lots of good and bad happenings
were covered.
Bullriders bring
crowd to arena
by NANCY SCHILLINGER
Baker, is becoming well-
known for its rodeo action.-The
Fallon County • Fair each
August brings lots of cowboys,
cowgirls and spectators to
town for a few days of rodeo
action in the outdoor arena.
Bronco Days, sponsored by
the Baker Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture, grows
in popularity each year. The
indoor arena at the fairgrounds has been packed with
exciting action and excited
fans for two days each March
since the late-winter rodeo
began.
This year the Chamber
sponsored a new-to-Baker
rodeo event. The Bull-R-Ama
held Saturday and Sunday,
December 28 and 29, was
extremely successful, especially for a first-time event.
The competition was
originally planned to attract
50 bullriders, but 88 expressed
a desire to enter. Mosbrucker
Rodeo of Mandan, North
Dakota, signed up the extra
riders, and the planned format
was expanded to accommodate
them. A long go and a short go
were held at each performance, with the short go
featuring the top riders from
the session's long go.
Having enough stock and
riders for the two-day event
wasn't enough to ensure its
success. "The jSeople really
supported the Bull-R-Ama,"
Del Kenitzer said. "We'd really
like to thank everyone who
attended." Exact figures aren't
available at this time, but
Kenitzer said approximately
1900 tickets were sold. The
indoor arena seats about 1100,
and Saturday night's activity
was played out to a standing-
room-only crowd. Russ Newell
stated that all but about 20 of
the 900 advance tickets had
been sold by Friday night.
If the success of the
Chamber's first Bull-R-Ama is
any indication, it may become
an annual event.
Saturday night results:
Long go
1. Barney Jorensen - 77 -
$551.00
2. Tim Stevenson - 77 -
$456.00
3. Bob Hoff-76-$361.00
4. Rorey Lemmel - 76 -
$266.00
5. Mark Kuhn - 74 - $133.00 -
Oliver White - 74 - $133.00
Short go
1. Mark Kuhn - 80 - $230.00
2. Mike Hermanson - 79 -
$172.50
3. Marty Penrod - 78 -
$115.00
4. Gene Ferguson - 76 -
$57.50
Sunday afternoon results:
Long go
1. Jessie Kraul - 78 - $551.00.
2. Kerry Erickson - 75 -
$408.50 __
Jim Lindsay - 75 - $408.50
4. Don Nahrgang - 74 -
$177.33
Shane Mathes - 74 -
$177.33'
Gavin Gleich - 74 - $177.33
Short go
1. Mike Schleicher - 83 -
$230.00
2. Shane Mathes - 81 -
$172.50
3. Rob Bright - 78 - $115.00 .
4. Don Nahrgang - 76 -
$28.75
Joe Nahrgang - 76 - $28.75
Grant will
computer
January 3 - The Baker
Firefighters reported that
their annual holiday food drive
resulted in 2100 pounds of
food donated. It went to 30
families. .. Pictured is the new
lab at Fallon Medical
Complex, as well as the old
one: .-. Steve Madler and
Dusten Hatfield~have been
chosen alternates for the East
Team in the annual East-West
Shrine Game to fc>e held in
Great Falls..-. Ryne and-Annie
Rath celebrated their 50th
wedding anniverary.
January 10 - Kaileigh Dawn
Morris, first child for Donna
and Randy, is the first baby of
the new year. She was born at
Fallon Medical Complex at
3:28 a.m. January 2. . .
Firefighters fought sub-zero
temperatures and a blaze that
damaged the Bill Defferding
residence on January 6. . .
Jerry Townsend resigned from
the Baker Schools Board of
Trustees. Ga*y Wade was
elected to succeed him as
chairman. The school board
also accepted the resignation
of Cynthia Steen as choral
director at the high* school. . .
County officials were sworn in.
Most were incumbents, with
Allen Rustad, County
Commissioner, being the only
county official new to his post.
. . State Senator Betty Bruski
has been apppinted vice-chair
of the Highways and
Transportation Committee. . .
Alexis Angela Stanhope,
daughter of Steve and Julie
Stanhope, and Joshua Wesley
provide
for kids
by NANCY SCHILLINGER •
Little Raskals Preschool and
Day Care Home will soon be
$6,6PP84 richer. Jeanette
Zacher, owner of the home-
base'd business located at 409
E. Montana Avenue, is pretty
excited about the opportunity
afforded by the extra money.
The "windfall" for Little
Raskals was awarded as a
•grant from the State of
Montana. Getting the grant
money may not have been as
easy as opening a letter from
fid McMahon, but Zacher said
it wasn't really hard.
Jeanette first learned grants
funds might be available last
March, but it wasn't until"
November 3 that she found out
the money was actually
available. She only had until
November 15 to submit tliie'"
grant application. Zacher
admits she knew nothing
about grant writing, and didn't
even understand some of the
•terms used to explain the
grant qualifications. She
sought help from the Childcare Resource and Referral
Agency in Miles City, and
learned what she needed to
know about the terms. After
writing the grant herself,
Jeanette took it to Jan Menger
for advice. Jan said the
application looked pretty good,
and just suggested a few
additions.
' Anyone licensed for day care
was eligible to apply for the
funds in one of several categories.' Zacher, who: has been
in* the business for five years,
applied for the grantunder the
school-age children.program.
She will use the money to
purchase a computer and
supplies to enhance day care
service for the older, children
in her care. "I have quite a few
school-age kids now," she said.
■ "In.the summer I have lots." .
Zacher is a member of the
Montana Childcare,Association, a group*for licensed
providers of day care.. One,of •
the benefits of belonging to the
group isthat insurance for day
care providers is available"
through it. Training is necessary to be licensed for day
care, and, Zacher feels it is
helpful in,more ways than one.
She and an employee went to a-
; workshop last yearptKat
•qualified as training.,and
■ 'provided other useful inform- *
ation - such as. the! fact, that
grant money would be available.
Zacher would like to share
what she has learned with '
other, registered day care
providers. "The referral center
in Miles City that provided me
with the information (about
the grant) said I am the only
•one they know about who waa.
awarded the grant. Part, of the
*' monies must be awarded in
rural areas, so that may have
helped." There may be another.,
grant opportunity in Septem-
' ber; and Jeanette—would
.jencourage ;anyone. in the
business to pursue the grant. ■.
For..more information,' she*,-'
•'■• recommends'.. that. anyone"
,; interested contact* the Child-".;,
■'' care "Resource and * Referral \
•* Agency in Miles City., .'. -■-.:■
Schumann, son of Wesley and
Brenda Schumann of Ekalaka,
were both born at Fallon
Medical Complex the last
week in December.. . LaVonne
Thielen has a new
granddaughter, Taylor Ann
Smyly, born to Lorrie and
Mike Smyly of Spokane,
Washington. . . The
engagement of Susan
Duneman and David Delicath
is annoijnced. . . Emma Schell
celebrated her 90th birthday..
December-26.,,- ""■■ '"■. 7~c.
January 17 - Net proceeds""
audits of oil companies
produced unanticipated
revenue for taxing entities in
Fallon County. Shell Oil paid
$1,214,894, Damson Oil paid
$20,000. But it wasn't all good
news. Phillips Petroleum had
overpaid by $4,000. . . Baker
Schools have joined the
Montana Rural Education
Association, a group that will
fight for equality in education
offerings for small schools.
They have hired a lobbyist and
are preparing groundwork for
a lawsuit if legislative
decisions do not result in
equity for small schools. . .
National Jaycee week is
celebrated. The local group
has 16 members, and is very
active in community service...
Brownie Troop 177 gathered
and,sent books to Plentywood
to help students and teachers
whose school burned down
December 19. . . Gwen Almy
and Melissa Rath were
winners of the fourth grade
reading contest at Lincoln
School. . . Senator Baucus
spoke to the Senate urging
that economic sanctions and
negotiations' with Iraq
continue longer, and that war
be only the last resort to force
Iraq out of Kuwait. . .2LT Jon
Neumann wrote to thank all
the Baker people who
remembered him during the
holidays. He is currently in
Saudi Arabia. . .The speech
team placed second and the
drama team third at Eastern
B Divisionals. ,- . Jim and =
Edith Crip-ften celebrate their
50th wedding, anniversary. .
State Representative Rolph'
JTiinby reports-Jthatfhe. haa; -
been appointed to serve on
these committees: Business
and Economic Development,
Highways and Transportation ,
and Human Services and.
Aging. ;*- .,■•- yr -.,
.:■ , January 24, - Dr. -Noel ,
Emerson and his family have
moved to Baker;* He will begin ■
his practice at1; Community
Clinic >nd Fallon Medical,
^Complex Monday; Febrvsry^i
'C'U^'^-vy-y^^yt- *-■ -,-)
. . TV translators for channels
6 and 8 have been sent for
repair. Drastic temperature
changes cracked the crystals,
and the community has not
been receiving clear signals for
about a month. . . Operation
Desert Storm is underway in
the Persian Gulf, and yellow
ribbons are up all over town as
reminders of the soldiers
fighting there. . . Gas prices
took a leap, in. Baker as the
country ..went to war.. .Angela
TJeGrand reatf 3rbooks to win
the Wasbirigton'' School
reading contest. . . The BHS
Speech Team tied for fifth
place at the state meet in
Great Falls. . . Melody Fried
took first, April Wenz second,
and Kristin Hagadone third in
the Fallon Creek CowBelles
Beef Cook-Off in Plevna. . .
Kyle James Shear was born to
Dennis Shear and Rochelle
Hurlbert. . . The engagement
of Janice.Vaira and Todd Opp
is announced.
January 31 - Support group
is being formed for anyone
with family members in
Operation Desert Storm. . .
Girls State delegates and
alternates have been chosen.
Delegates from BHS are Kara
O'Donnell and Billie Jo
Randash, with Michele Zink
and Angel Strait as alternates.
Melody Fried and Heather
Vennes are the. delegate and
alternate from PHS. . . The
" Montana House of
Representatives passed a bill
extending the moratorium on
imported waste for two years,
citing a need to study the issue
further. . .Adeline Bertsch is
employed at the Fallon County
Library, and is working on a
newspaper indexing project.
Using all former issues of
Fallon County newspapers
that are available, she is
making an alphabetical file of
news items listing vital
. statistics such as birth, death,
marriage, etc. . Postal rates
will go up beginning next
Sunday. First class stamps
will be 29-cents, a four cent
increase. . . Wedding plans
announced for Laurie Vilhauer
and C.B. Heiser.'. . Treena
--Losings/and,. ,Doug /Mizell
anhounce their engagement...
: First' graders at Washington
School and members of Girl
Scout Troop. #177 received,
letters from soldiers stationed
in ttie Persian Gulf. They were
responses to the letters the
kids. ..had written before
; Christmas;.. v-More- than*50
RSVP . volunteers -were
honored at the Senior Center
(Cont.on -pmg(e5) .:'■-:• ^.p'-V

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1992

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allon Countp Cimes
FALLON COUNTY.TIMES [UPS-184-940]
VOLUME SEVENTY
BAKER, MONTANA 59313
50 CENTS PER COPY
THURSDAY, JANUARY 2,1992
,NUMBER 1
1991: The year's
news review
During 1991, Americans paid more attention to news than they have
in a long time. The country had soldiers overseas once again, fighting
xfor a cause a lot of people didn't understand at first. Close attention to
.the daily reports became a habit for many at the beginning of the year.
And the year ended with serious attention to the news, as more
Americans than ever tuned in to the Clarence Thomas confirmation
hearings and the William Kennedy Smith trial. News may not have
been quite that serious in Baker, but lots of good and bad happenings
were covered.
Bullriders bring
crowd to arena
by NANCY SCHILLINGER
Baker, is becoming well-
known for its rodeo action.-The
Fallon County • Fair each
August brings lots of cowboys,
cowgirls and spectators to
town for a few days of rodeo
action in the outdoor arena.
Bronco Days, sponsored by
the Baker Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture, grows
in popularity each year. The
indoor arena at the fairgrounds has been packed with
exciting action and excited
fans for two days each March
since the late-winter rodeo
began.
This year the Chamber
sponsored a new-to-Baker
rodeo event. The Bull-R-Ama
held Saturday and Sunday,
December 28 and 29, was
extremely successful, especially for a first-time event.
The competition was
originally planned to attract
50 bullriders, but 88 expressed
a desire to enter. Mosbrucker
Rodeo of Mandan, North
Dakota, signed up the extra
riders, and the planned format
was expanded to accommodate
them. A long go and a short go
were held at each performance, with the short go
featuring the top riders from
the session's long go.
Having enough stock and
riders for the two-day event
wasn't enough to ensure its
success. "The jSeople really
supported the Bull-R-Ama"
Del Kenitzer said. "We'd really
like to thank everyone who
attended." Exact figures aren't
available at this time, but
Kenitzer said approximately
1900 tickets were sold. The
indoor arena seats about 1100,
and Saturday night's activity
was played out to a standing-
room-only crowd. Russ Newell
stated that all but about 20 of
the 900 advance tickets had
been sold by Friday night.
If the success of the
Chamber's first Bull-R-Ama is
any indication, it may become
an annual event.
Saturday night results:
Long go
1. Barney Jorensen - 77 -
$551.00
2. Tim Stevenson - 77 -
$456.00
3. Bob Hoff-76-$361.00
4. Rorey Lemmel - 76 -
$266.00
5. Mark Kuhn - 74 - $133.00 -
Oliver White - 74 - $133.00
Short go
1. Mark Kuhn - 80 - $230.00
2. Mike Hermanson - 79 -
$172.50
3. Marty Penrod - 78 -
$115.00
4. Gene Ferguson - 76 -
$57.50
Sunday afternoon results:
Long go
1. Jessie Kraul - 78 - $551.00.
2. Kerry Erickson - 75 -
$408.50 __
Jim Lindsay - 75 - $408.50
4. Don Nahrgang - 74 -
$177.33
Shane Mathes - 74 -
$177.33'
Gavin Gleich - 74 - $177.33
Short go
1. Mike Schleicher - 83 -
$230.00
2. Shane Mathes - 81 -
$172.50
3. Rob Bright - 78 - $115.00 .
4. Don Nahrgang - 76 -
$28.75
Joe Nahrgang - 76 - $28.75
Grant will
computer
January 3 - The Baker
Firefighters reported that
their annual holiday food drive
resulted in 2100 pounds of
food donated. It went to 30
families. .. Pictured is the new
lab at Fallon Medical
Complex, as well as the old
one: .-. Steve Madler and
Dusten Hatfield~have been
chosen alternates for the East
Team in the annual East-West
Shrine Game to fc>e held in
Great Falls..-. Ryne and-Annie
Rath celebrated their 50th
wedding anniverary.
January 10 - Kaileigh Dawn
Morris, first child for Donna
and Randy, is the first baby of
the new year. She was born at
Fallon Medical Complex at
3:28 a.m. January 2. . .
Firefighters fought sub-zero
temperatures and a blaze that
damaged the Bill Defferding
residence on January 6. . .
Jerry Townsend resigned from
the Baker Schools Board of
Trustees. Ga*y Wade was
elected to succeed him as
chairman. The school board
also accepted the resignation
of Cynthia Steen as choral
director at the high* school. . .
County officials were sworn in.
Most were incumbents, with
Allen Rustad, County
Commissioner, being the only
county official new to his post.
. . State Senator Betty Bruski
has been apppinted vice-chair
of the Highways and
Transportation Committee. . .
Alexis Angela Stanhope,
daughter of Steve and Julie
Stanhope, and Joshua Wesley
provide
for kids
by NANCY SCHILLINGER •
Little Raskals Preschool and
Day Care Home will soon be
$6,6PP84 richer. Jeanette
Zacher, owner of the home-
base'd business located at 409
E. Montana Avenue, is pretty
excited about the opportunity
afforded by the extra money.
The "windfall" for Little
Raskals was awarded as a
•grant from the State of
Montana. Getting the grant
money may not have been as
easy as opening a letter from
fid McMahon, but Zacher said
it wasn't really hard.
Jeanette first learned grants
funds might be available last
March, but it wasn't until"
November 3 that she found out
the money was actually
available. She only had until
November 15 to submit tliie'"
grant application. Zacher
admits she knew nothing
about grant writing, and didn't
even understand some of the
•terms used to explain the
grant qualifications. She
sought help from the Childcare Resource and Referral
Agency in Miles City, and
learned what she needed to
know about the terms. After
writing the grant herself,
Jeanette took it to Jan Menger
for advice. Jan said the
application looked pretty good,
and just suggested a few
additions.
' Anyone licensed for day care
was eligible to apply for the
funds in one of several categories.' Zacher, who: has been
in* the business for five years,
applied for the grantunder the
school-age children.program.
She will use the money to
purchase a computer and
supplies to enhance day care
service for the older, children
in her care. "I have quite a few
school-age kids now" she said.
■ "In.the summer I have lots." .
Zacher is a member of the
Montana Childcare,Association, a group*for licensed
providers of day care.. One,of •
the benefits of belonging to the
group isthat insurance for day
care providers is available"
through it. Training is necessary to be licensed for day
care, and, Zacher feels it is
helpful in,more ways than one.
She and an employee went to a-
; workshop last yearptKat
•qualified as training.,and
■ 'provided other useful inform- *
ation - such as. the! fact, that
grant money would be available.
Zacher would like to share
what she has learned with '
other, registered day care
providers. "The referral center
in Miles City that provided me
with the information (about
the grant) said I am the only
•one they know about who waa.
awarded the grant. Part, of the
*' monies must be awarded in
rural areas, so that may have
helped." There may be another.,
grant opportunity in Septem-
' ber; and Jeanette—would
.jencourage ;anyone. in the
business to pursue the grant. ■.
For..more information,' she*,-'
•'■• recommends'.. that. anyone"
,; interested contact* the Child-".;,
■'' care "Resource and * Referral \
•* Agency in Miles City., .'. -■-.:■
Schumann, son of Wesley and
Brenda Schumann of Ekalaka,
were both born at Fallon
Medical Complex the last
week in December.. . LaVonne
Thielen has a new
granddaughter, Taylor Ann
Smyly, born to Lorrie and
Mike Smyly of Spokane,
Washington. . . The
engagement of Susan
Duneman and David Delicath
is annoijnced. . . Emma Schell
celebrated her 90th birthday..
December-26.,,- ""■■ '"■. 7~c.
January 17 - Net proceeds""
audits of oil companies
produced unanticipated
revenue for taxing entities in
Fallon County. Shell Oil paid
$1,214,894, Damson Oil paid
$20,000. But it wasn't all good
news. Phillips Petroleum had
overpaid by $4,000. . . Baker
Schools have joined the
Montana Rural Education
Association, a group that will
fight for equality in education
offerings for small schools.
They have hired a lobbyist and
are preparing groundwork for
a lawsuit if legislative
decisions do not result in
equity for small schools. . .
National Jaycee week is
celebrated. The local group
has 16 members, and is very
active in community service...
Brownie Troop 177 gathered
and,sent books to Plentywood
to help students and teachers
whose school burned down
December 19. . . Gwen Almy
and Melissa Rath were
winners of the fourth grade
reading contest at Lincoln
School. . . Senator Baucus
spoke to the Senate urging
that economic sanctions and
negotiations' with Iraq
continue longer, and that war
be only the last resort to force
Iraq out of Kuwait. . .2LT Jon
Neumann wrote to thank all
the Baker people who
remembered him during the
holidays. He is currently in
Saudi Arabia. . .The speech
team placed second and the
drama team third at Eastern
B Divisionals. ,- . Jim and =
Edith Crip-ften celebrate their
50th wedding, anniversary. .
State Representative Rolph'
JTiinby reports-Jthatfhe. haa; -
been appointed to serve on
these committees: Business
and Economic Development,
Highways and Transportation ,
and Human Services and.
Aging. ;*- .,■•- yr -.,
.:■ , January 24, - Dr. -Noel ,
Emerson and his family have
moved to Baker;* He will begin ■
his practice at1; Community
Clinic >nd Fallon Medical,
^Complex Monday; Febrvsry^i
'C'U^'^-vy-y^^yt- *-■ -,-)
. . TV translators for channels
6 and 8 have been sent for
repair. Drastic temperature
changes cracked the crystals,
and the community has not
been receiving clear signals for
about a month. . . Operation
Desert Storm is underway in
the Persian Gulf, and yellow
ribbons are up all over town as
reminders of the soldiers
fighting there. . . Gas prices
took a leap, in. Baker as the
country ..went to war.. .Angela
TJeGrand reatf 3rbooks to win
the Wasbirigton'' School
reading contest. . . The BHS
Speech Team tied for fifth
place at the state meet in
Great Falls. . . Melody Fried
took first, April Wenz second,
and Kristin Hagadone third in
the Fallon Creek CowBelles
Beef Cook-Off in Plevna. . .
Kyle James Shear was born to
Dennis Shear and Rochelle
Hurlbert. . . The engagement
of Janice.Vaira and Todd Opp
is announced.
January 31 - Support group
is being formed for anyone
with family members in
Operation Desert Storm. . .
Girls State delegates and
alternates have been chosen.
Delegates from BHS are Kara
O'Donnell and Billie Jo
Randash, with Michele Zink
and Angel Strait as alternates.
Melody Fried and Heather
Vennes are the. delegate and
alternate from PHS. . . The
" Montana House of
Representatives passed a bill
extending the moratorium on
imported waste for two years,
citing a need to study the issue
further. . .Adeline Bertsch is
employed at the Fallon County
Library, and is working on a
newspaper indexing project.
Using all former issues of
Fallon County newspapers
that are available, she is
making an alphabetical file of
news items listing vital
. statistics such as birth, death,
marriage, etc. . Postal rates
will go up beginning next
Sunday. First class stamps
will be 29-cents, a four cent
increase. . . Wedding plans
announced for Laurie Vilhauer
and C.B. Heiser.'. . Treena
--Losings/and,. ,Doug /Mizell
anhounce their engagement...
: First' graders at Washington
School and members of Girl
Scout Troop. #177 received,
letters from soldiers stationed
in ttie Persian Gulf. They were
responses to the letters the
kids. ..had written before
; Christmas;.. v-More- than*50
RSVP . volunteers -were
honored at the Senior Center
(Cont.on -pmg(e5) .:'■-:• ^.p'-V